Celebrating Women in the Transportation Industry
Hello…my name is Veronica Burgess
I got started in highschool. Was with a guy who’s family has a gravel truck company in the town of Russell, Ont. We ran old macks, my first truck was an 1985 Rmodel mack triaxle dumptruck. We did everything, hauled fertilizer, snow, aggregates all over the Ottawa and the capital region. Just last year I was offered a job all on my own driving my present truck 02 Volvo twinsteer, 13 speed.
Mostly I haul Asphalt now, paving roads, parking lots and driveways. Just recently I’ve been hauling the tag-along float, chaining and moving out paver and skidsteer to all of our jobsites ! Would love to hear from other women who haul aggregates too !!
October is Women’s History Month. The Women’s Trucking Federation Of Canada is celebrating this month by sharing stories of Women in the Transportation Industry. If you’d like to share your story please email shelleyu@wtfc.ca . Please include a picture. Thank you 
